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Displaying all articles tagged:
Denzel Washington
a long talk
Apr. 11, 2022
Mira Nair on Making
Mississippi Masala
a Radical Act of Love
Thirty years after
Mississippi Masala
, the director looks back on kiss scenes, falling in love, and the real-life events that inspired her story.
By
Roxana Hadadi
movie review
Sept. 27, 2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Is Basically One Phenomenal Denzel Washington Performance
Joel Coen’s stark Shakespeare adaptation could have gone even more minimalist and had a cast of only two, to be honest.
By
Alison Willmore
trailer mix
Sept. 21, 2021
Joel Coen’s
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Trailer This Way Comes
Denzel Washington is going A24 mode.
By
Rebecca Alter
vulture lists
Jan. 30, 2021
Every Denzel Washington Movie, Ranked
A look at the Oscar winner’s best (and worst) work through the decades.
By
Will Leitch
and
Tim Grierson
movie review
Jan. 29, 2021
Little Things
, Big Problems
Turns out Denzel Washington crime dramas can sometimes be bad, too.
By
Bilge Ebiri
trailer mix
Dec. 22, 2020
The Little Things
Trailer: To Catch a Jared Leto
Wash your hair after watching this.
By
Devon Ivie
first looks
Sept. 30, 2020
Here Are the First Images From Netflix’s Adaptation of
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
The film stars Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in his final film role.
By
Chris Murphy
leave the world behind
July 20, 2020
Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington to Reunite for New Thriller
It’s an adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s highly anticipated new novel.
By
Rebecca Alter
role call
July 9, 2020
Sarita Choudhury Answers Every Question We Have About
Mississippi Masala
“I remember, in some scenes, I couldn’t look at Denzel. Because when I did, I felt like I would blush.”
By
Hunter Harris
close reads
June 25, 2020
The Impossible Role of the First Black Bachelor
Like many Black men before him, Matt James has to make his Blackness seem palatable, amiable, and safe to appeal to white audiences.
By
Andrea Reindl
friday night movie club
June 10, 2020
Inside Man
Still Absolutely Rules
It’s Spike Lee and Denzel Washington at their slickest.
By
Hunter Harris
last night on late night
Aug. 7, 2019
Thank You, Denzel Washington, for Buying Robin Thede Dinner
“From the bottom of the heart, I want to say thank you for the Caesar salad I ate.”
By
Megh Wright
casting
Mar. 28, 2019
Denzel, Frances, and Joel Coen Are Making
Macbeth
for A24
No Ethan!
By
Hunter Harris
encounter
Aug. 5, 2018
Playing Tourist With
BlacKkKlansman
’s John David Washington
Spike Lee’s new star is becoming face-on-the-movie-poster famous.
By
Allison P. Davis
theater review
Apr. 26, 2018
Theater Review:
The Iceman Cometh
Requires More Rethinking Than This
Does it even earn its status as a classic?
By
Sara Holdren
last night on late night
Apr. 9, 2018
Tiffany Haddish Helps Seth Meyers Tell a Joke He Cannot Tell
Relatedly, shout out to Denzel.
By
Halle Kiefer
Mar. 2, 2018
Denzel Washington Quietly Gave a Tremendous Oscar-Nominated Performance
It’s unlike anything he’s done before.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
Nov. 3, 2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
, Is a Formula Movie With a Doozy of a Twist
What diminishes the movie is the same thing that holds you: Denzel Washington’s magnetism.
By
David Edelstein
dream teams
Sept. 8, 2017
Dream Team Spike Lee and Jordan Peele Are Teaming Up for
Black Klansman
Ballers
’ John David Washington is in negotiations to star.
By
Jackson McHenry
Aug. 20, 2017
Denzel Washington Returns to Broadway in Eugene O’Neill’s
The Iceman Cometh
The actor’s most recent Broadway turn was in the 2014 revival of
A Raisin in the Sun.
By
Halle Kiefer
last night on late night
Feb. 28, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel Reveals the Hero of Sunday’s Oscar Mix-up Was Denzel Washington
“He yells, ‘Barry!’ and I was like, ‘What?’”
By
Halle Kiefer
oscars 2017
Feb. 26, 2017
Only Denzel Washington Marrying a Couple Could Save Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars Bit
The only reason to say “I do” to this bit.
By
Dee Lockett
last night on late night
Feb. 15, 2017
Denzel Washington Tries to Identify His Movie Lines When Read by Normal People
He almost takes credit for a classic Dr. Ian Malcolm line, but saves himself at the last minute.
By
Halle Kiefer
casting couch
Jan. 31, 2017
Colin Farrell Might Join Denzel in
Inner City
Nightcrawler
filmmaker Dan Gilroy wrote the script.
By
Tolly Wright
movie review
Dec. 23, 2016
Denzel Washington’s
Fences
Gets Stuck Between Stage and Screen
It’s not cinematic enough to make you forget you’re watching something conceived for another medium, but it’s too cinematic to capture the intensity of a great theatrical event.
By
David Edelstein
oscars so white
Dec. 15, 2016
Denzel Washington Discusses Diversity, Says the Oscars Are Unfair
“If you’re looking for an excuse, you’ll find one.”
By
Hunter Harris
trailer mix
Nov. 25, 2016
Watch New Trailer for Denzel Washington’s
Fences
Coming out Christmas Day.
By
Jackson McHenry
oscars 2017
Nov. 7, 2016
It’s Done: Viola Davis Will Win the Oscar for
Fences
How the new Denzel Washington movie shakes up awards season.
By
Kyle Buchanan
memes memes memes
Sept. 14, 2016
Denzel Washington Responds to Uncle Denzel Meme
“They didn’t know what I was doing. They don’t need to know.”
By
Halle Keifer
fall preview 2016
Aug. 22, 2016
Antoine Fuqua on Remaking
The Magnificent Seven
“The truth of the West is more modern than the movies have been.”
By
Nate Jones
trailer mix
July 18, 2016
See Pratt, Denzel in
Magnificent Seven
Trailer
Magnificent.
By
Nate Jones
Apr. 19, 2016
Denzel, Chris Pratt Appear in
Magnificent Seven
Oh please, won’t you see their vests?
By
Halle Kiefer
Apr. 4, 2016
Ethan Hawke on Chet Baker and Surviving Showbiz
“Anytime I did a play, I would play a game with myself that Philip Seymour Hoffman was in the audience. ‘Okay, Phil’s out there, so you better do your best.’”
By
Stacey Wilson Hunt
golden globes 2016
Jan. 10, 2016
Watch Denzel Washington’s Golden Globes Speech
You might say he was speechless. Inadvisable.
By
Devon Ivie
female remakes
Oct. 30, 2015
Let’s Fan-Cast the New Female
Ocean’s Eleven
Bullock is Clooney, obviously.
By
Nate Jones
actor directors
Oct. 13, 2015
Denzel Washington to Direct a
Grey’s Anatomy
Episode
His Shondaland debut!
By
E. Alex Jung
the industry
Sept. 18, 2015
Denzel Washington Is Bringing All of August Wilson’s Plays to HBO
And he’ll reprise his starring role in
Fences
.
By
Nate Jones
Mar. 2, 2015
Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke Are Reuniting!
For an Antoine Fuqua–directed Western called
Magnificent Seven
.
By
Dee Lockett
impressive things
Sept. 27, 2014
Watch Denzel Washington Perfectly Imitate Jay Z’s Giggle-Laugh
“Imma play this for you, D.”
By
E. Alex Jung
movie review
Sept. 26, 2014
Movie Review:
The Equalizer
There’s a special kind of hell for artists who array vigilante revenge-porn in saintly garb.
By
David Edelstein
trailer mix
June 12, 2014
Hear Eminem and Sia in
The Equalizer
Trailer
Out September 26.
By
Anna Silman
trailer mix
May 25, 2014
The Equalizer
Trailer: Denzel Washington Is a Knight in Bloody Armor
He’s a former government spy out for justice.
By
Delia Paunescu
party chat
Apr. 4, 2014
Who Taught Denzel Washington How to Play Drunk?
He learned a trick from one of your favorite British actors.
By
Jennifer Vineyard
stage dive
Apr. 3, 2014
Theater Review:
A Raisin in the Sun
Denzel Washington is electric.
By
Jesse Green
time check
Oct. 30, 2013
A Quick Way to Make Today’s Stars Seem Old
At 52, George Clooney is a year older than Wilford Brimley was when
Cocoon
was released.
By
Guy Cimbalo
supercut
Aug. 1, 2013
Denzel Washington’s Wonderful Laugh: A Supercut
You could call him
The Hurricane
of joy.
By
Lindsey Weber
no thanks
Aug. 1, 2013
Of Course Denzel Washington Turned Down
Fast 7
He is too famous.
By
Amanda Dobbins
movie review
Aug. 1, 2013
Ebiri on
2 Guns
: The Guy-iest of This Summer’s Guy Movies
Such a guy movie that if guys didn’t exist,
2 Guns
would have to invent them.
By
Bilge Ebiri
broadway
July 31, 2013
Denzel Washington Is Returning to Broadway
To star in
A Raisin in the Sun.
By
Jesse David Fox
casting couch
June 7, 2013
Denzel Washington in Talks to Protect a Young Girl in the Future
In
Shovel Ready.
By
Jesse David Fox
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